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eridani

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18. Saddam was living in isolation, writing a novel, and gradually losing touch with reality

Reply to quinnox (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 11:51 PM

Jun 2013

His spoiled brat sons would have had power given to them, and they had no relevant experience in playing off the various tribal groups against each other that could have maintained stability. So the answer is that Saddam's power was evaporating and leading to chaos. However, the US invasion made the inevitable chaos several orders of magnitude worse, IMO.

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Saddam Hussein - Let's be honest, would Iraq have been better off if he had stayed? [View all] quinnox Jun 2013 OP

Of course. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #1

200,000 dead souls who can't vote on this question probably think so. reformist2 Jun 2013 #2

If he still ruled with an iron fist less general violence more oppression. dkf Jun 2013 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Daniel537 Jun 2013 #4

There was way less violence in Iraq during the final years of his rule than there is now Downtown Hound Jun 2013 #5

Apparently a good number of people do not understand how evil this fucker was. nt Demo_Chris Jun 2013 #6

It would also be religiously tolerant, truebluegreen Jun 2013 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Daniel537 Jun 2013 #8

feel free to explain to us just how truly evil he was frylock Jun 2013 #10

Okay, but rather than listing who he was and what he did... Demo_Chris Jun 2013 #12

I don't know what it would take LWolf Jun 2013 #9

Would the Iraqis have been better off if Iraq was never created? JoePhilly Jun 2013 #11

Of course. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 #13

Guess it depends on who you ask Lurks Often Jun 2013 #14

It would depend on what Iraqi you speak of sarisataka Jun 2013 #15

I know we'd be better off. nt rrneck Jun 2013 #16

The fact that the USA would certainly be better off is my only concern Tom Ripley Jun 2013 #17

Saddam was living in isolation, writing a novel, and gradually losing touch with reality eridani Jun 2013 #18